Senegalese Peanut Stew with Spinach and Sweet Potatoes

By sz8jm9

Course: soups
PointsPlus™ Value: 5
Servings: 6
Preparation Time: 23 min
Cooking Time: 48 min
Level of Difficulty: Easy

This African stew pairs cayenne with peanut butter to make a comforting winter warmer.

Ingredients

• 1 spray(s) cooking spray
• 2 medium onion(s), roughly chopped
• 1 medium green pepper(s), cored and roughly chopped
• 1/2 pound(s) sweet potato(es), peeled and chopped into 1/2-inch cubes
• 2 medium carrot(s), peeled and thinly sliced
• 2 clove(s) garlic clove(s), minced (medium)
• 2 Tbsp ginger root, fresh, minced
• 1/2 tsp ground cloves
• 1/2 tsp table salt
• 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper
• 4 cup(s) vegetable broth, reduced-sodium
• 6 Tbsp peanut butter, natural, creamy-variety
• 8 cup(s) spinach, leaves, stemmed, packed, chopped

Preparation

Step 1

Coat a large saucepan with cooking spray and set over medium heat. Add onion and bell pepper; cook, stirring often, until softened, about 3 minutes.

Stir in the sweet potato, carrots and garlic; cook for 1 minute, stirring often. Add the ginger, cloves, salt and cayenne; cook for 30 seconds.

Pour in the vegetable broth and bring to a simmer, scraping up any browned bits from the bottom of the pan. Stir in the peanut butter until smooth.

Cover, reduce the heat to low, and simmer slowly, stirring once in a while, until the sweet potatoes are tender, about 30 minutes.

Add the spinach; cook, stirring occasionally, for 10 minutes. Yields about 1 2/3 cups per serving.

Note:
Keep the heat low as the soup simmers so the peanut butter doesn't break (that is, in culinary terms, "doesn't fall out of suspension" or separate).